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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2018
Schlage Lock Company Llc, Carmel, IN (US);
Benjamin Hopkins, Zionsville, IN (US);
David Studt, Noblesville, IN (US);
Joseph W. Baumgarte, Carmel, IN (US);
Ryan C. Kincaid, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Dan Pfunder, Noblesville, IN (US);
Kevin P. Oehler, Fishers, IN (US);
Ethan Harmon, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Jonathan Everson, Kokomo, IN (US);
Schlage Lock Company LLC, Carmel, IN (US);
Abstract
A peripheral controller for an access control system according to one embodiment includes a reader interface, a Power over Ethernet circuit, a processor, and a memory. The reader interface is configured to be communicatively coupled to at least one credential reader. The Power over Ethernet (PoE) circuit is configured to receive power over an Ethernet cable for powering the peripheral controller. The memory includes a plurality of instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by the processor, causes the peripheral controller to analyze credential data received via the reader interface make an access control decision based on the analyzed credential data.